Course:
- Marshall suggests they strengthen Western European countries to fend off commies.
- provided aid to 16 countries
- even asked USSR! But they were cranky and didnt want it even though their people were starving.

Cause:
- applied domino effect
- Eisenhower said if US didnt take a stand all of Southeast asia could fall under communist rule.

Course:
- US withdrew
- Peace agreements signed
- Didnt last long
- North invaded south
- Fell under communist control
- Hundreds of supporters of the South Vietnamese governemnt were executed, thousdands more imprisoned.

Consequence:
- Controversial war
- war had dramatic effects on both societies
- now communist

Consequence:
- Through negotiations, US would remove quarantine and USSR would remove missiles
- This led to a detente between the superpowers, hotline was installed.

USSR present 4 Cuba/ US detects it/ detente

Berlin Wall

Cause:
- Kruschev wanted to seal off West Berlin from East Berlin.

Course:
- Berlin wall was built

Consequence:
- Served as cold war icon
- taken down in 1989

thinking.../built/broken symbol

Berlin Wall

Cause:
- Kruschev wanted to seal off West Berlin from East Berlin.

Course:
- Berlin wall was built

Consequence:
- Served as cold war icon
- taken down in 1989

thinking.../built/broken symbol

Vietnam War

Cause:
- applied domino effect
- Eisenhower said if US didnt take a stand all of Southeast asia could fall under communist rule.

Course:
- US withdrew
- Peace agreements signed
- Didnt last long
- North invaded south
- Fell under communist control
- Hundreds of supporters of the South Vietnamese governemnt were executed, thousdands more imprisoned.

Consequence:
- Controversial war
- war had dramatic effects on both societies
- now communist

Consequence:
- more troops along this border than all of Eastern Europe
- The Soviets tried to maintain their Soviet influence in China by installing these inforcements.

resentment/ambush/border patrol

Nuclear Arm Race
Salt 1 & 2

Cause:
- US had unchallenged monopoly of weaponry.
- Soviets tried to catch up

Course:
- they competed in everything
- SALT 1&2 helped a little with arms control
- limits of number of weapons
- "first strike" theory MAD

Consquence:
- Gorbachev's rise to power relieved some tension between the two powers
- held summits
- both superpowers realized they needed to sooperate in order to better their own domestic renewals.

us BEST/ MAD competition/ compromise

Vietnam War

Cause:
- applied domino effect
- Eisenhower said if US didnt take a stand all of Southeast asia could fall under communist rule.

Course:
- US withdrew
- Peace agreements signed
- Didnt last long
- North invaded south
- Fell under communist control
- Hundreds of supporters of the South Vietnamese governemnt were executed, thousdands more imprisoned.

Consequence:
- Controversial war
- war had dramatic effects on both societies
- now communist

Eisenhower worries/ US tries, withdraws/communist takeover

Nuclear Arm Race
Salt 1 & 2

Cause:
- US had unchallenged monopoly of weaponry.
- Soviets tried to catch up

Course:
- they competed in everything
- SALT 1&2 helped a little with arms control
- limits of number of weapons
- "first strike" theory MAD

Consquence:
- Gorbachev's rise to power relieved some tension between the two powers
- held summits
- both superpowers realized they needed to sooperate in order to better their own domestic renewals.

us BEST/ MAD competition/ compromise

Vietnam War

Cause:
- applied domino effect
- Eisenhower said if US didnt take a stand all of Southeast asia could fall under communist rule.

Course:
- US withdrew
- Peace agreements signed
- Didnt last long
- North invaded south
- Fell under communist control
- Hundreds of supporters of the South Vietnamese governemnt were executed, thousdands more imprisoned.

Consequence:
- Controversial war
- war had dramatic effects on both societies
- now communist

Eisenhower worries/ US tries, withdraws/communist takeover

Nuclear Arm Race
Salt 1 & 2

Cause:
- US had unchallenged monopoly of weaponry.
- Soviets tried to catch up

Course:
- they competed in everything
- SALT 1&2 helped a little with arms control
- limits of number of weapons
- "first strike" theory MAD

Consquence:
- Gorbachev's rise to power relieved some tension between the two powers
- held summits
- both superpowers realized they needed to sooperate in order to better their own domestic renewals.

us BEST/ MAD competition/ compromise

Afghanistan

Cause:
- In Soviet Sphere of influence
- Soviets funding aid in the South
- Monarchy was overthrown
- Daoud established dictatorship, attacking Islamic fundamentalists
- He was executed

Consequence:
- Soviets invade Kabul
- Mujahedden attacks back
- Geography of landscape and Afghani people were impossible to dominate
- Handling their own Vietnam
- Soviets backed off

Consequence:
- After Soviet withdrawal, insurgents defeated their client government
- Rival Afghan factions continue to fight
- Most of the country was brought under Taliban control, a ruthless fundamentalist Muslim group known
for its harsh treatment of women.

civil turmoil/soviets come in/ afghanistan not very nice, led to taliban

Reagan & Gorbachev

Cause:
- Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviets
- He wanted to demiliterize Soviet foreign policy so that he could divert resources to fixing a broken economy.
- he expected hekp from Reagan

Course:
- Their personalities clicked and they got to talking
- Gorbachev wanted to take soviet union in new radical direction
- away from Big Lie

Consequence:
- The two were off to Geneva before thye knew it.
- Signed INF treaty
- limited all kinds of missiles

Course:
- Sandinistas involved in supplying arms from Cuba to guerrilla movement in El Salvador.
- US provides arms for former Somoza dictatorship, creating the Contras
- They waged war

Consequence:
- US was put on trial by Nicaraguan government for promoting military agression against them.
- No more funding for Contras
- US violated Congressional restrictions through a covert fund-raising project involving Iran. (Iran- Contra Affair)
- US economic boycott of Nicaragua begins
- An opposition political party won an election which brought an end to Sandinista rule.
- US economic boycott ends.